Arts In Health Recovery Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key relationships:

Service users and carers

Multidisciplinary HPFT secondary and primary care team

Primary care staff such as GPs

Third sector, voluntary and local community organisations and groups

Arts Therapists in the adult mental health community services

Local artists and arts practitioners

Clinical Responsibility

To deliver arts-based interventions with individuals or in group work to support a recovery pathway.

To carry out initial assessments to the Enhanced Primary Care Service, as part of the multidisciplinary team.

To work in a coaching manner, exploring ways of goal setting with people to help them achieve their ambitions

To work in a co-produced and recovery focused manner assisting people receiving services to transition more seamlessly through statutory and third sector mental health services and into the wider community.

To apply experience of and specialist knowledge of available arts-based interventions and resources provided to meet the differing needs of people receiving services.

To engage people in conversations about their life, health, ambitions, goals and dreams to help them to explore ways of achieving them.

Undertake follow up conversations to ensure that people receiving services have been able to access appropriate services, and support clients with this as necessary.

To assist people to make connections in the third sector organisation and the wider community encouraging them to make contact and providing assistance if necessary.

Work with HPFT teams, the third sector organisations and the wider community to help people receiving services feel more empowered to access arts-based activities and resources of their choice.

To work closely with HPFT teams and third sector organisations to assure a high standard of care for people receiving services and their carers.

To work with arts therapists in the community teams, and other MDT workers, to identify service users who find arts-based interventions helpful for their wellbeing and would like support to access these further. This may include service users transitioning from arts therapies.

To work in partnership with other agencies to gain the best person centred / recovery outcomes for the individual.

To work with and offer coaching to external organisations and community groups to develop arts-based interventions suitable for people who experience mental ill health.

To ensure good linkage to the Recovery College and ensure that all interventions are in line with a recovery educational philosophy.

To signpost to groups, activities and services that can meet an individuals needs

To organise and manage own case load.

To ensure specific targeted outreach to traditionally excluded/hard-to-reach groups.

To be familiar with the ethos of third sector organisations and be willing to be physically based in primary care, the third sector and other community services as needed.

Conduct outreach, promotion and capacity building work within designated communities to identify arts-based resources that may be of interest to people receiving services and their carers.

To develop a wide range of information about community arts-based resources in the form of leaflets, information packs, on-line resources telephone numbers etc

To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard and within current quality initiatives within the area of work.

Ensure the identification, recording and use of relevant performance data for monitoring and evaluation.

Interpret and use continual feedback from service users, carers, commissioners and other providers to ensure the team adapt to meet the needs of the people they work alongside.

Participate in promoting quality through development of collaborative, innovative and co-produced recovery approaches to health care delivery.

To adhere to Trust policies and procedure

To carry out any other duties as appropriately identified by your line manager.

Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility

Represent the EPMHS at meetings as delegated by the Team Manager.

Financial Responsibility

• To order materials through the Trusts procurement system.

Service Development and Improvement

• Under the leadership of the Arts Therapies Professional Lead, work to evaluate the effectiveness of the Arts in Health Recovery Service.
• Under the supervision of the Arts Therapies Professional Lead, to collate evidence for service gaps and provide recommendations for ongoing development or service provision.
• To co-facilitate or facilitate teaching and training sessions for staff, professionals, people receiving services and carers on specialist subject areas.
• To support the development of HPFT and third sector pathways and contribute to ensure seamless transition between services for the person receiving services.
• To facilitate research, service evaluation and clinical audits as agreed with their supervisor.
• To use research in practice and developing research work from ones own practice.
• To keep up to date with related arts in health research and developments in the field.
• To collaborate with other team members in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.

Analytical and Judgement Skills:

Demonstrate an understanding of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and the Care Act. The post holder will also have an understanding of the Safeguarding Adults procedures.

Make judgements involving complex facts and or situations which require analysis.

Make judgements where the situation is not straightforward such as those where information is limited or difficult to obtain.

Make judgements as to the best course of action where there are a range of options available.

Assess or interpret information to make a judgement.

Make judgements where expert opinion may differ or be conflicting.

Physical Working Conditions and Environment:

• Work across and travel to different locations.
• Ensure that the practice environment is suitably maintained (equipment and rooms) for the services provided and that responsible officers are kept informed of unmet needs, risks and developments.
• Move furniture and specialised equipment as necessary to create safe and effective environments for interventions, including transporting equipment between buildings.
• Be responsible for the selection of equipment, requesting funds from budget holder, receiving the order and maintaining a high standard of equipment at all times.
• Be responsible for sourcing and assessing suitable community spaces for arts-based interventions.

Information Resources:

• Create accurate and detailed written records of contacts on the electronic record system (EPR) within the appropriate time scale.
• Use System1, EMIS, Paris and any other electronic patient record system required.
• Gather, analyse and report a range of data and information in regard to service evaluation and development.
• Maintain up to date electronic records of people that the post holder has had contact with.

Training & Development:

To engage fully in regular management, professional and clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and Trust policy.

To participate in the Trusts annual Appraisal process.

To attend all relevant mandatory training as and when required to do so.

To continue to develop own practice through CPD and keep up to date with developments in the field.

Protection of Children & Vulnerable Adults To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Implement best practice guidelines.

Incident reporting - To report any incidents of harm or near miss in line with the Trusts incident reporting policy ensuring appropriate actions are taken to reduce the risk of reoccurrence.

To contribute to the identification, management and reduction of risk in the area of responsibility.

To ensure day to day practice reflects the highest standards of governance, clinical effectiveness, safety and patient experience.

To ensure monitoring of quality and compliance with standards is demonstrable within the service on an ongoing basis.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Upper second-class honours Batchelor Degree in one of the arts OR Batchelor Degree in a health or social care related subject

Desirable

• Post Graduate training in arts in health

Experience

Essential

• Experience of work with people with care and support needs in any environment
• Experience of facilitating arts-based sessions/workshops/groups

Desirable

• Experience of facilitating arts-based session for people who are experiencing mental health difficulties

Skills

Essential

• Knowledge and skills in at least one art form
• Knowledge and understanding of the value and evidence base of arts for mental health recovery/wellbeing

Desirable

• Skills in a second art form
• Knowledge of legislation related to mental health and social care e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cygnet House 1 Old college court, Priory Street Ware SG12 0DE

1 Old College Court, Priory Street

Ware

SG12 0DE

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)